Wool-Tyme News

Wool-Tyme News
Ottawa Store — April 2008

All our new colourful spring & summer yarns are in the store, along with a great selection of patterns & books. Knitting is so popular the selection has never been better. We have many samples for the yarns knit up as well.

Lots of fabulous yarns have just come in for the Warehouse & the Discount Centre. Tell all your machine knitting friends & weaving friends about the coned yarns we have at great prices.

New in Store

- Hand Paint Lace 2 Ply from Misti Alpaca - soft, 100% baby alpaca in 10 glorious colours that have been "painted to the stitch".
- Tahiti from Filati Yarns - DK weight cotton in 4 variegated colours.
- Mulberry from Louisa Hardingl - soft silk with a lovely sheen in 6 solid colours.
- 3 new books from Dale of Norway - Konfekt, No. 187, is full of ladies fashions for DK & 3 Ply Fingering yarns. Piper Designs, No. 8306, has summer fashions for women & men. Family Book, No. 8402, has patterns for men, women, & children
- Knitter's magazine - Spring 2008
- Knit1magazine - Spring/Summer 2008
- Simple Socks Plain and Fancy by Priscilla A. Gibson-Roberts.
- Knitted Socks by Anna Tillman - "Over 25 designs for fab feet and cozy toes for the whole family"
- Knits from the Heart - Quick Projects for Generous Giving by Kristin Spurkland - New colours in Meilenweit Cotton Stretch

Warehouse Sale
April 24, 25,& 26 (Thursday to Saturday)
Next door at Unit 3.

For this month's warehouse sale we have lots of new & exciting yarns.
- from Noro we have Nijyo (silk, cotton, & nylon), Shabon (cotton & viscose), Miyabi (silk), Nadeshiko (angora, wool, & silk), Hokuto (viscose, mohair, wool), & more.
- Tina from Schoeller Wolle is a thick/thin blend of cotton, viscose, linen, & acrylic for $3.99/ball.
- Flamenco from Jaeger is a colourful blend of kid mohair, wool, acrylic, & polyamid.
- for machine knitters we've got coned cotton from Sartelia of France & coned linen & linen blends
- great yarns for weavers - some cones in linen or cotton & skeins in cotton or wool & skeins of mercerized laceweight cotton.
- we've added to our bins & bins of yarn at $2.00 a ball
& much, much more.

Next Warehouse Sale
- May 22, 23, & 24 (Thursday to Saturday)

Discount Centre
There are many new yarns in this area of the store including:
- Cashmere Island from Noro for $6.99 a skein. Lovely blend of wool, cashmere, & nylon.
- Megaboots sock yarn now only $9.99/100 g ball (regularly $17.99/ball)
- Cantata Cotton at $2.99/ball

Tabitha Foundation Fundraiser

Come enjoy a Wine and Cheese Reception and Charity Screening of the movie "To Speak"
"To Speak" follows Ratana, a 12 year old Cambodian girl living in an impoverished village, as she dreams of building a new home and future for her family.
Fri. May 2, 2008
St. Paul's High School, 2675 Draper Ave, Ottawa
6:30 p.m. Wine & Cheese
7:30 p.m. Movie
Fine silk and silver cottage industry items will be available for sale.
Tickets $30.00 which includes wine and cheese, movie and dessert. Tickets available at Wool-Tyme or can be purchased at the door.

Wool-Tyme Lessons & Seminars with Chriss

Continental Knitting
Have you ever watched in fascination someone knitting as they hold their yarn in the left hand? Are you left-handed and struggling to knit in a right-handed world? Want to find an easier way to knit with more than one colour? Then this class is for you. You'll learn the basics of Continental Knitting also known as "Picking". Techniques covered will include: the Continental Cast-on, knit stitch, purl stitch, Norwegian purl stitch, increasing and decreasing. Note: This class is suitable for those who have never knit before.
Date: Sat. May 3, 2008, 9 a.m. to noon
Fee: $30.00

We have the schedule for the Learn-to-Knit classes, Learn-to-Crochet classes, & our Finishing Seminar from now until the end of March. Check out the new dates & times at www.wool-tyme.com/courses.html.

Project Linus
We love seeing the beautiful blankets you make for the kids at CHEO. Please remember to drop off your donations of yarn and blankets here at Wool-Tyme - the museum does not have the space to store these items. Volunteers meet the second and fourth Thursday of every month from 1 - 3 p.m at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Ave, Ottawa. Thank you to everyone who has donated yarn, or made blankets or quilts. .

See you soon....... From the w.w.w. ( The wonderful women at Wool-Tyme )
613-225-9665
190 Colonnade Rd. South, Ottawa
www.wool-tyme.com

Store Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 9:30 - 6; Thurs. 9:30 - 8; Sat. 9-5; Sun. closed
Closed Victoria Day (Mon. May 19)

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